Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-28
SWEPT BY THE WINDS
TERRIBLE HAVOC WROUGHT Ri 4 TFNiS
HURRICANE.

BROWNSVILLE, 4 y, Heptemher -.
The hurricane appears Ia have her"mea
regular visitor TO this coast. Night he.
fore last another made n destructive de.
scent upon the two cities Of Brownsville
and MatamoEs. Just ab3ut ayrar and a
day have passed since the Churasco OF
1886, and the remainder Of the funds
collected for the relief of the sufferers by
the storm was being distributed, when
threatening signs of the approach NJ an
other of these awful visitors, were noticed.
The telegraph gave q notice of hurricane,
southwest of Havanah and moving this
way, and for two or three days the weather
indications showed the approach Of q storm,
Though the barometer and the tide
in the gulf usually ave warning Of the
coming of bad weather this storm gave
no notice Of its immediate approach.
At 7 o'clock Tuesday evening the northern
winds which had been blowing for several
DAVIS increased in i%ierceness, with heavy
gusts of rain, and at supper time a hurri.
cane was Oh the towns in its full force, the
wind reaching in the height Of the storm a
velocity of seyenty-eight miles IN hour.
All night long it continued, the bowling
dirge mingled now and then with the
CRASH OF FALLING HOUSES,
the rendiug sound of falling trees, the rat.
Ting of fences "a they went over, or the
shouts Of those buried IN their crumbling
residences, or imploring aid. Morning
dawned on q scene Of desolation. Water
filled the streets through which the roar
ing noisy wind drove the rain like great
volleys of small shot.
The fallen trees, ruins of houses and
trees, all half submerged IN water, render
ed passage difficult and at times dan
gerous.
At 2:30 p. M. the wind lulled, and
there was almost a dead calm until about
4:3O p. m. when the wind came from the
south. This shows that the vortex Of the
hurricane, as was the case of those Of lsSn
and 1896, passed directly over this section.
About . p. III. the wind again became NIO-
lent, this time from the south, and coniln.
ued until this morning, when the hurn'
cane may have been said TO have ceased.
The duration of the storm may be safely
calculated at
THIRTY-FIvE H0rRs.
The wind was from the north, yeering 10
northwest at the beginning and from the
southwest during the latter part. The
rain fall was very heavy being from 10 to
40 inches. The average temperature was
~, the velocity Of the wind while IL regis.
tered greater than that Of last year did not
appear to show it's force. During the
earlier gusts the diameter Of the storm was
much greater and its duration was longer
than either that of lsS0 or 1886. The
force was greater than that Of the blow OF
the former year., but not so great ~ that
Of the one i'm 1880. The fact that the
bulk Of the people were better prepared
for it's coming, and that the weather board
had been swept away by the storm Of last
year was the only reason for its not being
more destructive. The damage in the
country and in the two cities Is incalcula-
BILE. The total Of losses will BE- far be
yoDd 81. 0OO, 600 in Brownsville. The
chief sufferers
WERE AMONG THE POOR.
Between sixty and eighty jacals or
cheaper class dwellings have been blown
down and fully three hundred have been
partially unroOfed, and rendered uninhab-
liable. Large numbers Of fences were
blown down and almost every fence was
more or less damaged. Magnificent shade
trees were scattered in fragments or over
turned. A bark and steam launch at The
ferry landing were sunk. The boats OF the
ferry company were saved with great dH-
6cnlty. The telegraph wire from POINT
Isabella is down and il is not known 30"
things are there. There liz great suffering
among the poor, many Of whom are with
out resources Sheriff Brito has distribu:
ted snccor among the families but IT u sun
possible to aid only q portion Of those 10
need. The river is again very bign ana
overlooking its banks.
The unfortunate lagoon district south
Of the Plaza Del Capilla, ia again mum
dated. A large portion Of the houses have
fallen. The water was from knee To WAIST
deep. From IL o'clock Tuesday night 10
noon yesterday, the police, military ana
many citizens were engaged in saving tDs
inhabitants and their effects. Women ana
girls were crouched on beds in "canty at
tire. They were Obliged 10 enter the dAs
waters and face the driving gusts OF r'aa
and rain until conveyed three OF iout
hundred yards to a place Of safety. More
damage appears TO have been done IN ipe
Freeport district than in that towards tbe
San Fernando gate or the Casa Hsta- lbe
public school buildings are foil OF refugee, .
and the authorities are doing all I'D tDen
power for them. Among the mefcnar
goods have been generally dsmagea y
water. The suffering in the town ANU